Jeff Hagen
Coffee and church artiste

Workshop Presenter, Saturday, Oct. 4, High School English Hall
"Writing and Illustrating Your Book (The Perfect Mix of Words and Pictures)"

Known throughout the Midwest for his sketches and stories of wonderful, out-of-the-way places, Hagen’s latest confection of art and words is “Brewed Awakenings,” a tiny, perfect valentine to the coffee houses of Wisconsin. His quirky travel guide also ventures as far afield as Minnesota and Iowa, just to find that perfect cup of java. Hagen, an Indiana artist, is also well-known for his travel guide to Midwestern churches, “Steeple Chase,” and the award-winning children’s book about the great, 1940-era high-speed train, “Hiawatha Passing.” Hagen is the author and artist of seven books and his artwork has illustrated cover stories and travel features publications like the Chicago Tribune, the St. Paul Pioneer Press, the Sunday Detroit News, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Wisconsin State Journal, the Capital Times, and the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. His stories and artwork have also appeared in the pages of magazines like Outside, Wisconsin Trails, and Cricket. “Brewed Awakenings” includes a history of coffee, as well as descriptions of coffee houses as far flung as Lazy Jane’s Café in Madison, Wisconsin, and the Twisted Chicken in McGregor, Iowa.